burlington Posted 26 May , 2004 Share Posted 26 May , 2004 There was an obituary yesterday in the Telegraph of this man. It said that in 1983, he published a book of accounts of men shot for cowardice during the War. Has anyone read it? Any views? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Morgan Posted 26 May , 2004 Share Posted 26 May , 2004 An excellent book which gives details (minus names) of those executed. It's also full of background information on how the army mindset worked, and all the factors leading to the decision to execute. It also highlights inconsistencies, questions asked in parliament, the answers given, etc. Anthony Babington was a judge himself, so his book is very thorough in its attention to detail but still very readable. You can still get it - it's listed in the current Ray Westlake catalogue. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBettsMCDCM Posted 26 May , 2004 Share Posted 26 May , 2004 An Excellent Read! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGWR Posted 26 May , 2004 Share Posted 26 May , 2004 A good book written by an extraordinary man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike10764 Posted 27 May , 2004 Share Posted 27 May , 2004 A thought provoking book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosemary Clarke Posted 29 May , 2004 Share Posted 29 May , 2004 An excellent book which gives details (minus names) of those executed. It's also full of background information on how the army mindset worked, and all the factors leading to the decision to execute. It also highlights inconsistencies, questions asked in parliament, the answers given, etc. Anthony Babington was a judge himself, so his book is very thorough in its attention to detail but still very readable. You can still get it - it's listed in the current Ray Westlake catalogue. Tom I would endorse all these comments and Judge Babington's assessment of the matter under discussion can be read below. For the Sake of Example 'led the way' to Putkowski and Sykes' Shot at Dawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lidzy Posted 30 May , 2004 Share Posted 30 May , 2004 Hello All! I can only agree - an excellent book. The reprinted edition from 2002 (Penguin Classic Military History) has an appendix listing the (traceable) names of all the British soldiers executed in WW1, plus unit, offence and date of execution. In the preface to the 2002 edition Anthony Babington explains how he was given access to to the files in 1981, but was not allowed to reveal the names when he originally wrote the book (published 1983). All the best, Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted 31 May , 2004 Share Posted 31 May , 2004 An exellent book and a worthwile read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank_East Posted 3 June , 2004 Share Posted 3 June , 2004 Anthony Babington. A pioneer for the truth which successive governments tried to hide under the 75 year rule. Regards Frank East Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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